This list of characters from the Star Wars franchise contains only those which are considered part of the official Star Wars canon. Some of these characters have additional and alternate plotlines in the Star Wars Legends continuity, and characters found in that body of works are compiled in the list of Star Wars Legends characters.

Protocol droid with insectoid features, 4-LOM is among the Bounty Hunters who answer Darth Vader's call to capture the Millennium Falcon in The Empire Strikes Back.[3] In the Legends continuity it is Jabba the Hutt that upgrades 4-LOM's programming, turning him into a full-fledged bounty hunter, and partners him with fellow bounty hunter Zuckuss.[4] Teaming up for many years, 4-LOM and Zuckuss join the Rebel Alliance for a time, even having aspirations of mastering the Force.[5] 4-LOM would lose these aspirations and affiliations after being badly damaged by Boba Fett and having his memory erased, restoring him to a cold calculating bounty hunter.[4][6] The first 4-LOM action figure was misidentified as "Zuckuss" in Kenner's original Star Wars action figure line.[7]

Tusken Raider leader in A New Hope who attacks Luke Skywalker and raises his gaderffii stick in the air repeatedly over his head. Also known as "URoRRuR'R'R", this sandperson is featured in the short story "Rites" from the 2017 anthology From a Certain Point of View.[14]

Commands the Rebel fleet in their attack against the second Death Star in Return of the Jedi. Ackbar is a Mon Calamari leader and military commander who fought in the Clone Wars. He devotes himself to the cause of galactic freedom and becomes the foremost military commander of the Rebel Alliance, and later the New Republic. He later works alongside General Leia Organa as part of the Resistance in The Force Awakens. He is killed along with many Resistance leaders in The Last Jedi.

Sim Aloo ("Imperial Dignitary")

Anthony Lang (Return of the Jedi)

Member of the Imperial Ruling Council and one of Emperor Palpatine's advisors, he appears alongside other councilors to the Emperor on the second Death Star, and is killed when it is destroyed over the forest moon of Endor in Return of the Jedi.[15] An action figure of this character, entitled "Imperial Dignitary", was created in Kenner's 1985 Power of the Force line.[16]

Mandalorian politician who serves as Prime Minister of Mandalore during the Clone Wars. A prominent supporter of Satine Kryze and her New Mandalorian government, he is imprisoned for his involvement in an illegal smuggling ring, but is later freed and reinstated as Prime Minister after Darth Maul takes over the New Mandalorian capital city of Sundari. Later when Darth Maul is captured by Darth Sidious, Almec sends two Mandalorian warriors to rescue him.

Vice chair of the Galactic Senate.[17] He is Grand Vizier and head of the Imperial Ruling Council in Aftermath: Life Debt, installed by Gallius Rax as the puppet leader of the Empire following Palpatine's death. Amedda formally surrenders the Empire to the New Republic in Aftermath: Empire's End.

Two-headed Troig in The Phantom Menace who commentates in both Basic and Huttese for the Boonta Eve Classic pod race.[20] The actor/comedians Greg Proops and Scott Capurro were originally supposed to appear in full prosthetic makeup, but the design was switched to a somewhat unpopular fully CG character.[21]

Captain of the Tantive IV. In A New Hope, he is strangled to death by Darth Vader.[1] Antilles is the last master of C-3PO and R2-D2 before they fall under the ownership of Luke Skywalker, and captain of the Sundered Heart in Revenge of the Sith. No relation to any other character named Antilles.

An RA-7 protocol droid from the Clone Wars, serving with the Galactic Republic as a navigator; later tasked with inventory duties by the Empire, before C1-10P/Chopper encounters him in the Rebels episode "The Forgotten Droid". Acts as a C-3PO-like counterpart to Chopper in Rebel service, and assists Phoenix Squadron in finding a new base on Atollon, before The Bendu forces both Rebels and Imperials off Atollon in the episode "Zero Hour".[24]

Queen of Naboo during the last year of the Clone Wars in Revenge of the Sith. She is assassinated by stormtroopers of the Imperial 501st Legion for harboring fugitive Jedi in Star Wars: Battlefront II.

A human female archaeologist, recruited by Darth Vader, along with her two assassin droid companions, 0-0-0 (Triple-Zero) and BT-1 (Beetee) for several covert missions outside the knowledge of the Empire. She is first featured in the Marvel comic series Star Wars: Darth Vader, before getting her own ongoing titular comic series.[13]

Specially engineered humans, brother and sister, skilled with lightsabers and working under Dr. Cylo as possible replacements for Darth Vader. They first appear in the Star Wars: Darth Vader Marvel comic book series.[25]

Abednedo X-wing pilot for the Resistance that perished during the attack on Starkiller Base in The Force Awakens. Asty's name is a reference by director J.J. Abrams to the album Hello Nasty by the Beastie Boys, and the inscription on Asty's helmet, "Born to Ill", references the band's debut album Licensed to Ill.[26]

Aqualish mercenary who in A New Hope attacks Luke Skywalker in the Mos Eisley cantina, and then gets his arm cut off by Obi-Wan Kenobi's lightsaber. He is an associate of Dr. Cornelius Evazan who also antagonizes Luke Skywalker in the cantina.[28] When the original Kenner action figure for Baba was released, the then-unnamed alien was called simply "Walrus Man".[29] He can also be seen with Dr. Evazan on the streets of Jedha in Rogue One.[30]

Kitster Banai

Dhruv Chanchani (The Phantom Menace)

Tatooine slave boy and Anakin Skywalker's childhood friend. Banai is supportive to Anakin's pod-racing endeavors, which is in contrast to Anakin's other friends Wald, Amee, Melee and Seek in The Phantom Menace. As the most prominent of Anakin's childhood friends, there has been much speculation as to Banai's fate after The Phantom Menace.[31]

Dark Lord of the Sith who is responsible for the "Rule of Two" that states there shall only ever be two Sith at a time, a Master and an Apprentice, before the Old Republic. An illusion of him appeared during the final episode of The Clone Wars to confront Yoda on Moraband and offer him the chance to join the dark side of the Force, but is rejected by Yoda.

Barada

Dirk Yohan Beer (Return of the Jedi)

Klatooinian employed as one of Jabba the Hutt's skiff guards in Return of the Jedi. Released in action figure form as part of Kenner's final Power of the Force line in 1985.[33]

An ancient Force-wielder whose philosophy predates the Jedi Order; encountered by the main characters of Star Wars Rebels on the planet Atollon, where he describes himself as being "the middle" between the ashla, light-wielding Jedi and the bogan, dark-wielding Sith.

Jedi Master on the Jedi High Council who falls into a six-month coma after an encounter with General Grievous on Haruun Kal, but recovers and becomes the master of Padawan Caleb Dume, who is later known as Kanan Jarrus.

A young boy and Force-sensitive slave on Cantonica. Temiri and his friends, Oniho Zaya and Arashell Sar, work for Bargwill Tomder in the Fathier stables in Canto Bight. Temiri is given a resistance ring by Rose Tico, and is shown Force-pulling a broom towards himself near the conclusion of The Last Jedi.[38]

Commander Bly

Voice: Dee Bradley Baker (The Clone Wars)

CC-5052 is a clone commander who leads the 327th Star Corps under Jedi General Aayla Secura in Revenge of the Sith and The Clone Wars. When Order 66 is issued, Bly executes Aayla Secura on Felucia.

Bobbajo

Aidan Cook (The Force Awakens)

Nu-Cosian storyteller seen carrying his menagerie of caged animals on Jakku in The Force Awakens. Bobbajo, although having a very minor role, was one of the very first new characters from The Force Awakens to have been shown in promotional materials for the film.[39] Bobbajo is also featured in the short story "All Creatures Great and Small".[40]

Dud Bolt

Vulptereen podracer who participates in the Boonta Eve Classic podrace in The Phantom Menace. A puppet of Bolt was one of the few practical effects created for the podrace sequence, rather than solely CG.[41] Bolt is also featured in several non-canon video games such as Star Wars: Episode I Racer.[42]

Alan Harris (The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi) Voice: Dee Bradley Baker (The Clone Wars)

Trandoshan bounty hunter who is one of the six summoned in The Empire Strikes Back by Darth Vader to find the Millennium Falcon, and who is also seen in Jabba's Palace in Return of the Jedi. Bossk is the son of bounty hunter Cradossk and is known for his hatred and hunting of Wookiees, with a particular vendetta against the Wookiee Chewbacca.[46] Bossk also appears in episodes of The Clone Wars, in which he mentors and serves as a bodyguard to a young Boba Fett, eventually joining his syndicate of bounty hunters. In Rebels, Bossk captains the Hound's Tooth and teams with Ezra Bridger to expose corrupt Imperial officer lieutenant Jenkes.[47] Also appearing in the Darth Vader Marvel comics series, Bossk is hired by Doctor Aphra along with other bounty hunters in an attempted hijack of the Son-Tuul Pride's fortune.[48] In the Legends continuity, Bossk kills his own father to take over the Bounty Hunters Guild, recruiting Boba Fett as a member, before being double-crossed and finally defeating Fett on Tatooine.[46][49] Later in his retirement in the same continuity, Bossk is imprisoned on a space station orbiting Ord Mantell, which is destroyed during the Yuuzhan Vong War, and possibly meets his demise.[50] Bossk's reptilian mask was originally used for a different character in the Mos Eisley cantina from A New Hope, while his yellow and white spacesuit, also seen in the cantina, is a real RAFpressure suit from the 1960s.[51][52]

Fourteen-year-old con artist, thief, and pickpocket living on the Outer Rim world of Lothal as the Empire strip mines the resources of his homeworld for Sienar's TIE fighter production. He is able to use the Force, and has used it to get out of certain predicaments. Stealing to survive, he had no real loyalty to anyone until he met the crew of the Ghost. His master is Kanan Jarrus.[53]

BT-1 (a.k.a. Bee-Tee)

N/A

Astromech droid modified to be a homicidal assassin, with a variety of built-in assault weapons. An associate of Doctor Aphra and 0-0-0, the droid is first featured in the Marvel comic series Star Wars: Darth Vader and is now heavily featured in the ongoing Doctor Aphra series.[13]

Sora Bulq

Weequay Jedi Master and friend of Mace Windu who is turned to the dark side of the Force by Count Dooku.

Obsolete-looking astromech droid with a cantankerous, "pranking" form of behavior aboard the rebel freighter Ghost in Star Wars Rebels.[3][54] Chopper later reappears in Rogue One out of the Great Temple of Masassi on Yavin 4, like the Ghost itself and Hera Syndulla (who is mentioned only as a General of the Rebellion).[citation needed]

Separatist Senator who represents the planet Scipio in the Galactic Senate, as well as a former love interest of Padmé Amidala. When the Clone Wars break out, he becomes a delegate of the InterGalactic Banking Clan. During the Battle of Scipio he sacrifices himself to save Padmé.

Serves directly under Obi-Wan Kenobi in Revenge of the Sith and during the Clone Wars. He helps Obi-Wan at Utapau against General Grievous and then turns on him when Emperor Palpatine orders him to "Execute Order 66".[11]

Human female serving as a junior controller in the Resistance during their conflict with the First Order in The Force Awakens.[62] Actress Lourd is the daughter of Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia).[62] Though Lourd is credited as Lieutenant Connix in the film's credits, StarWars.com gives her full name as Kaydel Ko Connix.[63]

A-wing pilot who crashes into the Executor-class Star Dreadnought Executor, causing its fall and destruction on the surface of the second Death Star, in Return of the Jedi.

Dr. Cylo

N/A

Cybernetically enhanced human, able to assume other clones of himself once his current form has died. First appearing in the Star Wars: Darth Vader Marvel comic book series, Cylo is presented as a rival to Darth Vader; pitting Vader against many of his Cybernetically enhanced beings, to gain favour under Emperor Palpatine.[65]

Tarsunt from the planet Suntilla who serves as a logistics controller for the Resistance during the attack on Starkiller Base in The Force Awakens. He also appears at the Resistance base on D'Qar in The Last Jedi.[69]

Joclad Danva

Kyle Rowling (Attack of the Clones)

Human Jedi Knight from Attack of the Clones who uses a green lightsaber in the Battle of Geonosis, where he is killed.

A friend of Luke Skywalker's from Tatooine and a Rebel Alliance X-wing pilot. As 'Rogue Three', he is a member of Red Squadron, part of the Rebel attack on the Death Star in Star Wars: A New Hope.[70] Luke and Biggs' reunion at the Rebel base on Yavin IV was originally cut from the theatrical release of the film; but was restored for the Special Edition release. Further scenes of Darklighter meeting with Luke, earlier on Tatooine, were also cut; but can be seen in The Star Wars Storybook adaptation of A New Hope, and in the 1998 Star Wars: Behind the Magic interactive CD-ROM by LucasArts.[70][71][72]

General Oro Dassyne

Voice: Terrence Carson

Separatist General and an agent of the Corporate Alliance who commands the CIS' forces on Bomis Koori IV.

Gizor Dellso

Geonosian separatist who survives Darth Vader's slaughter of the remaining separatist leaders and creates his own droid army. He has plans to make a new battle droid until Imperial stormtroopers of the 501st Legion raid his factory on Mustafar and destroy his plans. Gizor never makes it off the planet.

Dengar

Morris Bush (The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi) Voice: Simon Pegg (The Clone Wars)

Corellian bounty hunter summoned by Darth Vader to hunt for the Millennium Falcon in The Empire Strikes Back and is visible in Jabba's Palace in Return of the Jedi.[73] In The Clone Wars, Dengar is part of a syndicate of bounty hunters betrayed by Asajj Ventress on the planet Quarzite.[74] Soon working for the Hutts, Dengar attempts to capture Han Solo and Chewbacca in the 2015 Star Wars Marvel comics series story-line "Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon" and makes appearances in the Darth Vader comic series as well.[75] In the Aftermath novels, Dengar both battles and be-friends fellow bounty hunter Mercurial Swift, before joining Jas Emari to rescue Norra Wexley during the Battle of Jakku, and receives a pardon from the New Republic.[76][77] In the Legends continuity, Dengar is portrayed as a successful swoop bike racer and a relatively unsuccessful bounty hunter.[5] He is badly injured in a race by Han Solo on Corellia and is rebuilt by the Empire as a cybernetically enhanced assassin, serving the Empire until he refuses to kill children on the planet Asrat. Falsely joining the Rebellion on Hoth in a ruse to capture Han Solo, Dengar is reprieved of this death warrant by Darth Vader and reunites with his future wife Manaroo on Cloud City.[78] On Tatooine, Dengar and Manaroo nurse Boba Fett back to health after his escape from the Sarlacc, forming a partnership between the two former rivals.[78] Later retreating somewhat into married life, Dengar's activities become more sparing, but he does encounter the offspring of his enemy Han Solo in the Legends novel Young Jedi Knights: Delusions of Grandeur.[79]

General and leader of the Rebel base on Yavin IV who plans the starfighter attack on the first Death Star in A New Hope.[85] Dondonna also appears in Rogue One, the Rebels animated series, and in several issues of Marvel's comic series Star Wars. He is also the first character to utter the phrase, "May the Force be with you".[citation needed]

The leader of the Separatists and secretly the Sith Lord Darth Tyranus.[87] He severs Anakin Skywalker's right forearm in Attack of the Clones, and is decapitated by Anakin in Revenge of the Sith.[87] Dooku also makes several appearances in The Clone Wars.

Jedi Master who serves as the battlemaster of and head of security for the Jedi Temple in the final days of the Clone Wars. He is killed by Darth Vader during the siege of the temple in Revenge of the Sith.

Leader of the Rebel Alliance's Red Squadron during the attack on the first Death Star in the Battle of Yavin in A New Hope. Unused footage of actor Drewe Henley as Garven Dreis from A New Hope was also used during the Battle of Scarif in Rogue One.

Droidbait (CT-00-2010)

Voice: Dee Bradley Baker (The Clone Wars)

Clone trooper and member of Domino squad, nicknamed because he is always getting shot by training droids. Stationed on a remote listening post on the Rishi moon, he is killed there by confederate commando droids.

Elderly General in the Resistance, and former lieutenant in the Rebel Alliance. Ematt appears at the Resistance base during the planning of the attack on Starkiller Base, and later appears atop the trenches in the Battle of Crait. A longtime associate of Leia Organa, Ematt also appears in the 2015 novels Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure and Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure, as well as the 2016 novel Bloodline.

Imperial research scientist and the father of Jyn Erso in Rogue One and the prequel novel Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel. As prime designer of the Death Star, Erso supplies information on a critical weakness to the Rebellion, allowing an attack on the seemingly-invulnerable battle station.

Character who antagonizes Luke Skywalker and is subsequently attacked with a lightsaber by Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Mos Eisley cantina in A New Hope. He is a human male with a heavily scarred face, accompanied by his Aqualish associate Ponda Baba. He also claims to be a wanted man who has the death sentence on 12 systems.[91] Evazan also bumps into Jyn Erso and threatens her on the streets of Jedha in Rogue One.[92]

Bounty hunter and nemesis of Han Solo and Mace Windu, he is a clone of Jango Fett raised by Jango on Kamino as his son.[93] He is one of the six bounty hunters hired by Darth Vader to find the Millennium Falcon in The Empire Strikes Back. He finds the ship and brings a bounty of its captain, Han Solo, frozen in carbonite, to Jabba the Hutt. He appears again in Return of the Jedi, at Jabba's palace. When Luke Skywalker and his friends come to rescue Han, Fett falls into the mouth of Jabba's Sarlacc during the fight.

Bounty hunter, template for all the clones who made up the Republic's army. He is the father of Boba Fett.[94] He is killed by Jedi Master Mace Windu in Attack of the Clones.

Feral

Voice: Dee Bradley Baker (The Clone Wars)

Brother of Savage Opress and Darth Maul, with whom Savage lived on Dathomir into adulthood. He is among the Nightbrothers selected by Asajj Ventress as a potential candidate to assassinate Count Dooku, and survives to the final round with his brother. However, after Savage is chosen and both his mind and body are changed by the Nightsisters' magic, he murders Feral on Asajj's orders.

Design of Kit Fisto was first developed as a male Sith concept by concept artist Dermot Power. When the alien Sith apprentice idea was abandoned, Power revisited the tentacle-headed alien as a Jedi, with a less malevolent face, yet still with an imposing presence.[95] Fisto appears in Attack of the Clones during the Battle of Geonosis, and is a member of the Jedi High Council in Revenge of the Sith, being one of the four Jedi who die attempting to arrest Palpatine.

Clone Trooper Fives

Voice: Dee Bradley Baker (The Clone Wars)

Former Arc Trooper and former clone trooper, he is the only survivor of the Domino Squad. He fights alongside Captain Rex in important and clone-based missions. He is the first and only known clone to have discovered Order 66, but he is then killed by Commander Fox, who was sent by Darth Sidious.[11][96]

First Order stormtrooper assigned to guard Rey, who falls victim to her Jedi mind trick. He is compelled to release her and drop his weapon in The Force Awakens.[97][98]

FN-2003 (a.k.a. "Slip")

Pip Andersen (The Force Awakens)

First Order stormtrooper that served along with FN-2187 (Finn), leaving his bloody hand print on Finn's helmet during the assault on Tuanul village on Jakku in The Force Awakens. FN-2003 also appears in the 2015 novel Before the Awakening, serving under Captain Phasma, and often falling behind the rest of his team, which leads to his nickname "Slip".[99]

Male Twi'lek from the planet Ryloth who serves as Jabba the Hutt's majordomo in Return of the Jedi and The Phantom Menace. Fortuna interrogates C3-PO and R2-D2 upon their entrance into Jabba's Palace and later falls under the Jedi mind control of Luke Skywalker.[101]

Commander Fox

Voice: Dee Bradley Baker (The Clone Wars)

Clone commander who was in charge of the Coruscant Guard in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Fox is killed by Darth Vader in Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith for ordering his men to fire on Vader after mistaking him for a Jedi.

FX-7

Medical droid assistant to 2-1B on Hoth.[3] An FX-7 figure was produced for Kenner's Empire Strikes Back action figure line in 1980.[102]

Boxy, rectangular-shaped droid that walks very slowly. It is literally a bipedal, walking power generator. After appearing in the Jawa's sandcrawler in the original 1977 Star Wars film,[3] a "Power Droid" figure was produced for Kenner's Star Wars action figure line in 1978.[106] A Gonk droid is also featured in the "Blood Sisters" episode of Rebels, and Rogue One.[107]

Member of the Imperial Ruling Council and one of Emperor Palpatine's advisors, he is with the Emperor on the second Death Star when it is destroyed over the forest moon of Endor in Return of the Jedi.[15]

Captain Gregor

Voice: Dee Bradley Baker (The Clone Wars and Rebels)

Republic Commando thought to have died in the Battle of Sarrish. Stricken with amnesia and living on Abafar, he is later told by Colonel Meebur Gascon that he is a clone trooper. Gregor helps the Colonel and his droids to get off Abafar to save many Republic lives, seemingly perishing once more in the process. However, following the Clone Wars he ends up in the Seelos system with fellow retired clones Rex and Wolffe, and is shown to have developed some eccentric tendencies. He aids a group of rebels against Imperial forces in a skirmish at that planet, and later takes part in a battle to free the planet Lothal from Imperial occupation, though he is fatally wounded by an Imperial technician during the battle.

Cyborg supreme commander of the Separatist droid armies, killed by Obi-Wan Kenobi in Revenge of the Sith.[109] A Kaleesh by birth, he hunts Jedi and collects their lightsabers as trophies. Grievous makes many major appearances in The Clone Wars.

NeimoidianViceroy of the Trade Federation. After he is captured by Padmé Amidala and her forces in The Phantom Menace, he becomes her enemy. Gunray appears in Attack of the Clones as a high-ranking member of the Separatist Alliance. In Revenge of the Sith, after the death of Count Dooku, Gunray and the other leaders of the Separatist Council are sent to the volcanic planet Mustafar for safety. Later, Darth Vader, the new apprentice of Darth Sidious, arrives and kills the Separatist leaders there, including Gunray.[111]

Mars Guo

Bardottan podracer whose large racer is sabotaged and destroyed by Sebulba in the Boonta Eve Classic podrace in The Phantom Menace.

Hardcase is a mentally unstable Clone Trooper. Hardcase participated in the search for General Grievous on Saleucami. Hardcase also participated in the Umbara Campaign, sacrificing his life to destroy a droid supply trip.

Bold clone who sacrifices himself to save a base on Kamino during the Clone Wars and works with Domino Squad. His nickname is acquired by the fact that he is the one in the squad who carries the heavy guns.[11]

Longtime friend and protégé of Leia Organa, and Vice Admiral of Organa's Resistance against the First Order. In The Last Jedi, Holdo takes command of the Resistance after General Organa is incapacitated, and orders the evacuation to the planet Crait. She then sacrifices herself, jumping to light speed in the Resistance Star Cruiser Raddus straight into the First Order's Mega-class Star Dreadnought Supremacy, destroying the former and severely crippling the latter. Holdo's early friendship with a teenage Leia is explored in the 2017 Claudia Gray novel Leia, Princess of Alderaan.[115]

Architect droid in the service of the Jedi Order. He was stationed on board the Jedi training cruiser Crucible, where he assisted Jedi initiates in constructing their lightsabers. His voice actor, David Tennant, won an Emmy Award for this role.

General of the First Order who presides over Starkiller Base under Supreme Leader Snoke in The Force Awakens. In The Last Jedi, Hux commands the fleet chasing down the Resistance, first to the irritation and then to the approval of Snoke.

Commandant of the Galactic Empire and later General in the First Order who institutes the policy of raising stormtroopers from birth, inspired by the clone troopers of the Old Republic and the Jedi. Father of General Armitage Hux. He appears in the 2017 novel Phasma.

Bounty hunter and assassin droid introduced in The Empire Strikes Back, summoned aboard the Executor by Darth Vader in his search for the Millennium Falcon.[3] IG-88 also appears in the Forces of Destiny animated series, attempting to capture Leia Organa and Sabine Wren. In the Legends continuity, there are four IG-88 assassin droids created for Project Phlutdroid by Holowan Laboratories, designated A, B, C and D. IG-88B and C are destroyed by Boba Fett shortly after Vader's bounty on the Millennium Falcon, while D was destroyed by Legends character Dash Rendar on Ord Mantell.[116] The last surviving model, IG-88A, uploads his consciousness into the second Death Star in an attempt to take over all droids in the galaxy, just prior to the Battle of Endor.[117]Ralph McQuarrie's production sketches show a sleeker design than the droid that appears in The Empire Strikes Back and were later used as the model for the IG-RM Thug droids in Star Wars Rebels.[118] The term "IG-88" is not the original name for the character, as the Empire Strikes Back script calls the character a "chrome war droid", and during production it was called "Phlutdroid". The production puppet consisted of recycled props from A New Hope, including the Mos Eisley cantina drink dispenser as IG-88's head.[52]

A Pau'an Force wielder and former Jedi Temple Guard who becomes the highest-ranking Inquisitor, and who is tasked (along with his subordinates) with hunting down Force-sensitive children and preventing them from becoming Jedi. He is later assigned to hunt down Kanan Jarrus and Ezra Bridger, but is eventually defeated by Kanan in combat and chooses to commit suicide rather than face the infamous wrath of Darth Vader for his failure.

The second Inquisitor introduced in Rebels and a member of an unknown humanoid species, he is dispatched to hunt down the crew of the Ghost after the death of the Grand Inquisitor. He works closely with the Seventh Sister. He is disarmed by Ahsoka Tano and then dies on Malachor at the hands of Darth Maul.

An Inquisitor of an unknown species who appears only in the novel Ahsoka. He was described as tall with unnatural-looking grey skin, piercing ice-blue eyes, broad shoulders, and distinctive scar/tattoo-like markings. He attempts to hunt down and kill Ahsoka Tano, but is defeated when she causes his lightsaber to overload and explode, killing him.

A masked Terellian Jango Jumper Inquisitor who is dispatched to hunt down Maul, eventually tracking him to Malachor. After battling Maul, Kanan Jarrus, Ezra Bridger, and Ahsoka Tano, he falls to his death after attempting to fly with a damaged Inquisitorial lightsaber.

Sidon Ithano

Cavin Cornwall (The Force Awakens)

Delphidian pirate, with a distinctive red Kaleesh mask. In The Force Awakens, he is seen in Maz Kanata's castle when Finn tries to buy passage to the Outer Rim from Ithano and his cohort Quiggold. Ithano's backstory is expanded upon in the short story "The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku".[40]

Crime boss employing bounty hunters in the A New Hope Special Edition, Return of the Jedi, The Phantom Menace, and The Clone Wars, killed by Princess Leia aboard his sail barge in Return of the Jedi.[119] His full name is Jabba Desilijic Tiure.[120]

De facto leader of the Ghost crew, Jedi and master of Ezra Bridger and apprentice to Depa Billaba. He carries a DL-18 blaster and a blue lightsaber that can be detached. He is uncertain of himself in training his padawan Ezra Bridger, as even he still has things to learn. His real name is Caleb Dume.

The commanding officer of the second Death Star and the most prominent Imperial Officer featured in Return of the Jedi, Jerjerrod is tasked by Darth Vader to hurry the completion of the second Death Star and warned that the Emperor is not as forgiving as Vader.[126]

Multi-armed Besalisk owner of Dex's Diner and old friend of Obi-Wan Kenobi, showed wisdom of the planet Kamino and of a poison dart originating from there to Kenobi in Attack of the Clones.[127] Often cited as one of the more unpopular characters from the prequel trilogy, due to the seemingly out-of-universe 50's diner setting that he appears in.[128]

Imperial security droid stolen and reprogrammed by the Alliance in Rogue One. His appearance makes him useful when infiltrating Imperial installations and outposts, but as a result of his reprogramming, he has a tendency to speak his thoughts bluntly and tactlessly.[3] He is destroyed by stormtroopers protecting Jyn Erso and Cassian Andor during the Rebel Alliance's raid on the Imperial data storage facility at Scarif.

Lurmen elder who leads his people away from their war-torn homeworld, eventually landing on Maridun during the Clone Wars. He is extremely devoted to the traditions of his people and a strict pacifist. Kaa cares greatly for such ideals, and firmly believes the Republic is no better than the Separatists because the two are equally responsible for the war.

A Separatist tactical droid who served in the Clone Wars. He led his forces to take over and occupy the planet Onderon. His forces clashed with a band of rebels trained by some Jedi and led by Saw Gerrera to free the planet from Separatist control. Unable to thwart the uprising, Kalani and the remnants of his forces evacuated to the planet of Agamar. He and his troops managed to survive and hide there, resisting a shutdown order issued to the entire droid army after the Clone Wars ended. Kalani later encountered a few Republic veterans and some members of the Rebel Alliance who visited the planet for battle supplies, and after a fight with them, ultimately chose to help them fend off the oppressive Galactic Empire. However, he declined to join the rebellion because he believes the odds of their cause seemed too great.

Imperial who is a member of the Imperial Security Bureau in Rebels. He initially led efforts to suppress an uprising on the planet Lothal and combat the newly formed Rebel Alliance, but after a chance encounter with Zeb Orrelios, a Lasat who became his nemesis after Kallus used weapons to wipe out much of his kind, leaves both of them stranded on a remote planet, he reconsiders his loyalty to the Empire. Kallus eventually defects to the Rebellion, becoming one of their Fulcrum agents by the time Thrawn was promoted to Grand Admiral. Kallus served the Rebellion and befriended Zeb as he assisted the rebels on Lothal in defeating Thrawn.

Wise and skilled Jedi Master who trains Anakin and later Luke Skywalker. A member of the Jedi Council and one of the survivors of the Great Jedi Purge, Obi-Wan is also a Jedi General during the Clone Wars. He kills General Grievous and defeated Darth Maul, and his master is Qui-Gon Jinn, who is killed by Maul. Obi-Wan is slain In A New Hope by his former apprentice Anakin, who had become Darth Vader.[131] Guinness' and McGregor's voices as Obi-Wan can be heard in The Force Awakens during a vision sequence featuring the character Rey.[132]

Cerean Jedi Master and Jedi Council member in the prequel trilogy.[133] He is one of the leaders of the Jedi strike force sent to rescue Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Padmé Amidala on Geonosis. He is killed on Mygeeto during Order 66 by Commander Bacara and his clone troopers.

Klaatu

John Simpkin (Return of the Jedi)

Green Nikto employed as one of Jabba the Hutt's skiff guards in Return of the Jedi.[134] Two action figures of Klaatu were released in Kenner's original Star Wars action figure line; one regular version and another in 'Skiff Guard' attire.[135]

Klik-Klak

Voice: Matthew Wood (Rebels)

The lone surviving male Geonosian of an Imperial genocide of the Geonosians following the completion of the first Death Star, Klik-Klak sets up a defense using old Separatist battle droids and droidekas to defend both himself, and the lone surviving Geonosian queen egg he defended, to ensure his species' survival - his encounter with the Ghost crew and Saw Gerrera (who was already on the planet) within Geonosis' underground tunnels, nearly ends in tragedy but Ezra Bridger manages to befriend Klik-Klak, with the Spectres discovering evidence of the Empire's genocide of the Geonosians, despite the Spectres narrowly escaping capture by the Empire.[136]

Zabrak Jedi Master who wields a green lightsaber in Attack of the Clones and a blue one in Revenge of the Sith, where he is on the Jedi High Council until killed by Darth Sidious. Also appears in The Clone Wars.

Kel Dor Jedi Master and Jedi Council member in the prequel trilogy. He discovers Togruta padawan Ahsoka Tano and participates in many battles during the Clone Wars. In Revenge of the Sith, his ship is shot down at Cato Neimoidia by his own military escort (a squadron of ARC-170 starfighters led by Captain Jag) immediately after they receive Order 66.

Besalisk Jedi who serves as a temporary commander of the 501st Legion at the Battle of Umbara during the Clone Wars. He hates clones and has secret aspirations to be Count Dooku's new apprentice, but is killed by Trooper Dogma after his treachery becomes known.

Female Mandalorian and member of the Death Watch, second-in-command to Pre Vizsla and sister to the Death Watch's political enemy, Duchess Satine. She opposes Vizsla's alliance with Darth Maul and Savage Opress, and later leads members of the Death Watch loyal to her against those who remain loyal to Maul and his criminal allies.

Duchess of Mandalore who wants to keep the planet out of the Clone Wars. She forms and leads the Council of Neutral Systems, much to the disgust of the Mandalorian Death Watch under Pre Vizsla. The Death Watch makes multiple attempts to eliminate Satine and reclaim Mandalore, only to be thwarted by the Jedi, particularly Satine's old friend Obi-Wan Kenobi. Kenobi had previously protected Satine in her youth, and the two had become quite close, with Obi-Wan claiming that he would have left the Jedi Order had Satine asked. Satine later watched her world fall to the Shadow Collective, which includes the Death Watch, under Darth Maul, who later murders her in front of a captured Obi-Wan.

Trusted right-hand female pilot droid of Lando Calrissian, and the original co-pilot of the Millennium Falcon, L3-37 is a no-nonsense robot revolutionary who frees the droids in the spice mines of Kessel. On one occasion, when Lando asks if she needs anything from outside the cockpit, she quips "equal rights".[141]

Aunt and surrogate parent to Luke Skywalker in A New Hope, she and her husband Owen are killed by stormtroopers at their home on Tatooine. In the prequel films, Beru is Owen's girlfriend in Attack of the Clones then wife in Revenge of the Sith, and the two take custody of the infant Luke at the end of the latter film.[143]

Moisture farmer who purchases, then frees and marries Shmi Skywalker, becoming the stepfather of Anakin Skywalker, whom he meets only briefly in Attack of the Clones.[144] He loses his leg when pursuing the Sand People who had kidnapped Shmi.[144] The name Cliegg, and variations of it, have been in Star Wars drafts since 1974.[144]

Uncle and surrogate parent of Luke Skywalker in A New Hope, Owen and his wife, Beru, are killed by stormtroopers at their home on Tatooine. In the prequel films, Owen is the son of Cliegg Lars and stepbrother of Anakin Skywalker. He and his wife Beru take custody of Luke at the end of Revenge of the Sith.[145]

The leader of the Kanjiklub. In The Force Awakens, Leech confronts Han Solo aboard his freighter the Eravana, in conjunction with Bala-Tik from the Guavian Death Gang, after both gangs are swindled by Solo.

Male Abednedo residing in Canto Bight in The Last Jedi. Lo warns Rose Tico and Finn that they had illegally parked their ship on Canto Bight beach, and informs the Canto Bight Police of their indiscretion.

A mercenary and friend of Chirrut Îmwe who aids the Rebel Alliance in stealing the plans for the Death Star in Rogue One.

Mama the Hutt

Voice: Angelique Perrin (The Clone Wars)

Mother of Ziro, Zorba, Ebor, Pazda, and Jiliac, the grandmother of Jabba the Hutt, and great-grandmother of Rotta the Huttlet. She is confronted by Obi-Wan Kenobi when her starship is taken by Ziro and his girlfriend Sy Snootles.

Mother Talzin's son and the apprentice of Darth Sidious in The Phantom Menace who kills Qui-Gon Jinn but is defeated by Obi-Wan Kenobi. He later returns during the Clone Wars with his brother, Savage Opress, to get revenge on Obi-Wan. After losing to a duel with his former master, Darth Sidious (and seeing his brother get killed), Maul is captured, and although he escapes, he soon witnesses the collapse of his group, the Shadow Collective, and the death of his mother. Forced to flee, he is left in exile on the planet Malachor for many years, until he meets the young Jedi, Ezra Bridger, whom he attempts to drift to the dark side. Although he fails, Maul is able to escape aboard a TIE fighter;[152] he later returns in the third season looking to locate the long absent Obi-Wan Kenobi. He is finally killed by his old enemy on Tatooine in the episode "Twin Suns".

Saelt-Marae ("Yak Face")

Sean Crawford (Return of the Jedi)

A Yarkora seen in the background at Jabba's the Hutt's palace in the film Return of the Jedi.[153] Known as "Yak Face" this character was the final action figure created for Kenner's original Star Wars action figure line, and was never released in the United States.[154]

Republic senator; later, co-founder and leader of the Rebel Alliance.[163] Later serves as Chancellor of the New Republic and is a major influence in relocating the galactic capital from Coruscant to Hosnian Prime following the defeat of the Empire.[164]

Aqualish Senator who became a member of the Separatist Council, representing the Hyper-Communications Cartel. He is killed along with the rest of the Separatist Council by Darth Vader on Mustafar in Revenge of the Sith.

Sullustan smuggler and Lando Calrissian's co-pilot on the Millennium Falcon during the Battle of Endor against the second Death Star in Return of the Jedi.[175] He returns in The Force Awakens as a member of Poe Dameron's X-wing Squadron. Nunb also appears with the Resistance in The Last Jedi, surviving the siege of D'Qar and escaping on the Millennium Falcon after the Battle of Crait.

Dressellian smuggler in various associations with Galen and Lyra Erso, Orson Krennic and Moff Tarkin in Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel. Jyn Erso later names her toy doll "Lucky Hazz Obloobitt" after Has.[176][177]

Jedi apprentice of Luminara Unduli and a close friend of Ahsoka Tano. She later betrays Ahsoka and orchestrates a terrorist bombing after she becomes disillusioned with the Jedi Order's wartime policies. Offee is eventually caught and imprisoned.[178]

Weequay leader of the space pirates known as the Ohnaka Gang which kidnaps, and attempts to ransom, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Count Dooku—and later Ahsoka Tano—to the highest bidder during the Clone Wars. He follows a code of honor and respects the Jedi, but is not above using sneaky tactics and treachery if it is for "good business". Years after the Clone Wars, despite losing his crew to the Galactic Empire, Hondo continues his criminal activities while having dealings with the Rebellion crew of the Ghost.[179]

Pilots the queen's ship while escaping Naboo and an N-1 starfighter as leader of Bravo Squadron in The Phantom Menace.[180]

Omi

N/A

The Dianoga in one of the Death Star's garbage mashers in A New Hope; also referred to as the "trash monster" by fans.[181][182] The short story "The Baptist" in the anthology From a Certain Point of View reveals that Dianogas are sentient cephalopods, with Omi in particular being Force sensitive.[183]

Young Twi'lek dancer enslaved by Jabba the Hutt and chained to his throne; she is killed by Jabba's rancor.[184] The character's appearance features a very brief, and probably accidental, instance of nudity.[185] New scenes featuring the character were filmed for the Special Edition of Return of the Jedi.[186][187]

OOM-9

Command battle droid that led the Trade Federation's droid army during the invasion of Naboo in The Phantom Menace.

Zabrak warrior of the Nightbrother clan on the planet Dathomir. He is hand picked by Asajj Ventress as part of her scheme to kill Count Dooku for the attempt on her life and is altered by the Nightsisters, becoming more of a berserker on Ventress' call to the point of killing Feral without remorse, Opress manages to become Dooku's new apprentice and learns only a bit in the ways of the Sith before Ventress has him help her fight Dooku, due to his actions under him getting unwanted attention from the Jedi. However, in the heat of the moment and provoked by both of them, Opress tries to kill both Dooku and Ventress before escaping the Jedi and instructed by Mother Talzin to find Maul so he can complete his training to defend himself against the numerous enemies he has made. Finding Maul a shell of his former self on a junk planet, Opress manages to stir up his fellow nightbrother's grudge with Obi-Wan to aid him in his revenge against the Jedi. Later killed by Darth Sidious on Mandalore.

Leia Organa's father, the Senator of Alderaan and one of the Rebel Alliance's founding members. He adopts Leia after her birth mother, Padmé, dies and her birth father, Anakin Skywalker, turns to the dark side. Bail is killed in the destruction of Alderaan by the Death Star.[188]Adrian Dunbar portrayed Organa in scenes cut from The Phantom Menace.[188]

Ruler of Alderaan, wife of Bail Organa, and mother of Leia Organa. She is killed in the destruction of Alderaan. Breha is also featured in the short story "Eclipse" and in the 2017 novel Leia, Princess of Alderaan.[189][190]

Leader in the Rebel Alliance, the New Republic, and the Resistance. She is the biological daughter of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala, as well as Luke Skywalker's twin sister, Han Solo's wife and Kylo Ren's mother.[191]

Former Captain of the Lasat high honor guard who rose up against the Empire which led to the near-extinction of his people. He is the muscle of the Ghost crew on Star Wars Rebels as well as a member of the Rebel Alliance along with the rest of the Ghost crew..

Orrimaarko ("Prune Face")

Colin Hunt

Dressellian member of the Rebel Alliance. He appears in Return of the Jedi attending the meeting on board the Home One star cruiser, just prior to the Battle of Endor. He is also seen boarding the stolen Imperial shuttle Tydirium en route to the Moon of Endor, where he later participates in the Ewok village celebration after the destruction of the second Death Star. Orrimaarko was originally dubbed "Prune Face" in Kenner's Star Wars action figure line in 1984.[192] "Prune Face" was also featured in a stop-motion sketch comedy segment on the Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III special in 2010.

Initial commander of Darth Vader's Super Star Destroyer Executor in The Empire Strikes Back.[193] Vader kills Ozzel for his incompetence. George Lucas remarked that Sheard produced "the best screen death" he had ever seen.[194]

CC-2237, known as Odd Ball is a clone trooper commander and pilot during the Clone Wars who participates in campaigns such as the Battle of Teth, the Battle of Umbara, the Battle of Coruscant, and the Battle of Utapau. A skilled pilot, Odd Ball flies an assortment of starfighters, including the V-19 Torrent and the ARC-170. During the Clone Wars, Odd Ball sometimes serves under the command of Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi.

A Resistance X-wing pilot introduced in The Force Awakens. She is shown to idolize Luke Skywalker in the spin-off novel The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure.[197][198] The character also appears in the comic series Star Wars: Poe Dameron.[142]

Naboo senator and later Supreme Chancellor of the Republic, later revealed to be Darth Sidious, a Dark Lord of the Sith. His machinations turn the Galactic Republic into the Galactic Empire, with himself as its emperor. He lures Anakin Skywalker to the dark side of the Force and renames him Darth Vader. He is eventually killed by a redeemed Anakin.[199] Despite his death, Palpatine returns in some form during the events of The Rise of Skywalker, set during the conflict between the Resistance and the First Order.[200][201][202]

Captain of the Queen Amidala's guard in The Phantom Menace.[203] In Leia, Princess of Alderaan, he meets a young Leia Organa, but is subsequently assassinated by Saw Gerrera and his Partisans.

Casca Panzoro

N/A

Senior member of Bravo Rising group fighting the First Order on Atterra Bravo. Grandmother of Reeve Panzoro, she befriends Leia Organa in an attempt to foster Resistance support to her cause in the 2017 novel Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Cobalt Squadron.[204]

Reeve Panzoro

N/A

Youthful member of Bravo Rising Resistance group holding out on the planet Atterra Bravo against the First Order. Reeve assists Paige and Rose Tico on their first mission to the Atterra system in the 2017 novel Star Wars The Last Jedi: Cobalt Squadron.[204]

One of Baron Papaoida's two daughters who serves as a representative for her home world of Pantora. She and her sister, Chi, are kidnapped by the Trade Federation following a trade blockade of Pantora.

Imperial officer, initially a captain, who is promoted to replace Admiral Ozzel as commanding officer of the Super Star Destroyer, Executor, after Vader executes Ozzel for incompetence. As the only Imperial officer to appear in more than one original trilogy film, Piett also appears in Return of the Jedi meeting his demise, when the Executor crashes into the Death Star during the Battle of Endor.[206]

Darth Plagueis

N/A

Sith Lord mentioned in Revenge of the Sith who was obsessed with finding the key to immortality. Palpatine tells Anakin Skywalker that Darth Plagueis became so powerful that he was able to create life by influencing the midi-chlorians, and had the power to save people from dying. Plagueis was killed in his sleep by his apprentice,[207] who was in fact Palpatine himself.[citation needed]

Sarco Plank

Melitto scavenger, arms dealer, and bounty hunter seen at Niima Outpost on Jakku in The Force Awakens. Plank's backstory is significantly expanded upon in the 2015 junior novel The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure, in which Plank leads a young Luke Skywalker to the Temple of Eedit, and betrays him.[208]

Crolute junkboss on the planet Jakku who pays out portions of food in exchange for pieces of salvage. He attempts to bargain the droid BB-8 from Rey and then tries to steal it when she refuses, but Rey ends up fleeing the planet by stealing the Millennium Falcon from him.[3]

Archduke of Geonosis, part of the Techno Union and one of the Separatist leaders killed by Darth Vader on Mustafar in Revenge of the Sith.[209] Poggle controls the Geonosian battle droid factories and commands the droid army that fought in the two battles of Geonosis in Attack of the Clones and The Clone Wars.[210] He also assists in the early planning and construction of the first Death Star, as revealed in Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel.[211]

Yarael Poof

Michelle Taylor (The Phantom Menace)

Long-necked Quermian Jedi Master on the Jedi High Council in The Phantom Menace.[212]

Portly X-wing pilot codenamed "Red Six" who is killed in A New Hope in the attack on the first Death Star. Porkins has gained some comedic notoriety due to his size, manner and untimely death, which was spoofed in the Family Guy episode Blue Harvest.[213]

Mon Calamari starship engineer who created the Blade Wing, a prototype of the B-wing fighter. Living in isolation on Shantipole, he is later brought into the Rebel Alliance by Hera Syndulla to oversee development of more B-wings.[219]

Gabdorian pirate seen in The Force Awakens in Maz Kanata's castle when Finn tries to buy passage to the Outer Rim from Quiggold and his captain Sidon Ithano. Quiggold is also featured in the short story "The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku".[40]

Astromech droid built on Naboo that appears in all eight Star Wars films and in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.[3]

R2-KT

Pink R2 astromech droid (identical to a R2-D2 but with pink accents instead of blue) that first appears in The Clone Wars and then briefly in scenes at the Resistance base in The Force Awakens. The droid is also a playable character in the video game Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens. R2-KT was named in honor of seven year old Star Wars fan and cancer patient Katie Johnston.[220]

R3-S6

Replacement astromech droid for Anakin when R2 is lost in The Clone Wars. He is later revealed to be working as a spy for General Grievous, and subsequently destroyed by R2-D2 himself.

R4-P17

Nicknamed "Arfour", this astromech droid accompanies Obi-Wan Kenobi on his mission to Kamino in Attack of the Clones, and is assigned to Kenobi throughout much of the Clone Wars (appearing in several episodes of The Clone Wars series). R4 is decapitated by Buzz Droids in Revenge of the Sith, and is replaced by R4-G9.

R5-D4

Astromech droid originally sold to Owen Lars on Tatooine in A New Hope which immediately malfunctions and is replaced by R2-D2.[3][221] This droid also received an action figure release during the second wave of Kenner's original Star Wars action figure line.

RA-7 ("Death Star droid")

Originally appearing in the 1977 film Star Wars, these protocol droids are primarily used by Imperial officers as servants. They are also known as "Insect droids" or '"Death Star droids", due to the large numbers used aboard the Death Star. An RA-7 droid dubbed "Death Star Droid", was produced for Kenner's Star Wars action figure line in 1978.[222] The RA-7 type droid named AP-5[24] has a recurring role in Star Wars Rebels, assisting Hera Syndulla's Phoenix Squadron.

Green-skinned Mon Calamari Admiral of the Rebel Alliance that perishes during the Battle of Scarif in Rogue One. He serves as the namesake of the Resistance MC85 Star Cruiser known as the Raddus in The Last Jedi.

Luke Skywalker's snowspeeder gunner in The Empire Strikes Back. Ralter dies in the ensuing Battle of Hoth when their snowspeeder is damaged by an Imperial Walker. Dak also makes an appearance conversing before the aforementioned battle with Thane Tyrell, in the novel Lost Stars.[223][224]

Oppo Rancisis

Jerome Blake (The Phantom Menace)

Thisspiasian Jedi Master and Jedi Council member in the prequel trilogy, master of Battle Meditation.[225]

Mysterious Imperial admiral and manipulator from the Aftermath novel trilogy.[227] Trusted by Palpatine to destroy the Empire in the event of his death and reform it, Rax is responsible for the rise of the First Order though he himself does not live to see it founded.

Eneb Ray

N/A

Spy for the Rebel Alliance who went rogue after being physically and mentally disfigured; later attacking Sunspot Prison in a plot against Leia Organa. First introduced in Marvel Comics' Star Wars Annual#1.[228]

Max Rebo

Simon Williamson (Return of the Jedi)

Ortolan keyboard player and leader of the Max Rebo Band in Return of the Jedi.[229]

Ciena Ree

N/A

Human female Imperial Officer, associate of Thane Kyrell, who in the novel Star Wars: Lost Stars commands the Imperial II-class Star Destroyer Inflictor, purposefully crashing it during the Battle of Jakku.[224]

Imperial cargo pilot who, encouraged by Galen Erso, defects to the Rebel Alliance and helps steal the plans to the Death Star in Rogue One.

Pagetti Rook ("Weequay")

Julius LeFlore (Return of the Jedi)

Weequay guard on Jabba the Hutt's skiff that held a vibro-axe to the back of Luke Skywalker as he stood on the plank above the Sarlacc Pit in Return of the Jedi.[233] Called "Weequay" during the original Kenner action figure line in the 1980s, the name would eventually become the name of the character's species as a whole.[234]

One of Padmé Amidala's handmaidens in The Phantom Menace. Sabé is the queen's decoy; for parts of the movie, the Sabé character is addressed as Amidala.[236] Knightley was cast as Sabé due to her striking resemblance to Natalie Portman, who portrayed Amidala.

Queen of Zygerria and member of the Separatist Council. She captures Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Ahsoka and attempts to auction them off as slaves; however, they are rescued by clone troopers, and Miraj is Force-choked to death by Count Dooku for her failure.

Human female military officer who serves under the command of General Leia Organa in The Force Awakens. She is sent to Hosnian Prime with a message for the Senate, and is present when the planet is destroyed by the First Order's superweapon, Starkiller Base. The character appears briefly in the completed film but has an increased role in the novelization.[245][246] Korr's earlier time in Leia's service is touched upon in the novel Star Wars: Bloodline.[57][58][59]

Member of the Rebel Alliance and Rogue Squadron pilot in The Empire Strikes Back; designated as "Rogue Two", Senesca pilots a snowspeeder and dies during the Battle of Hoth in combat against the Imperial AT-AT walkers.[247] He is also the pilot who locates Han Solo and Luke Skywalker, who are stranded in the snow away from the Rebel base on Hoth.

Echuu Shen-Jon

Former Padawan to Mace Windu who serves as a Jedi General during the Clone Wars. He goes into hiding after Order 66 is given, and re-emerges during the Galactic Civil War to fight for the Rebel Alliance.

Bounty hunter in The Phantom Menace and The Clone Wars.[248] She once had a romantic relationship with Hondo Ohnaka and became a mother figure to a young Boba Fett, before she was later murdered by Tobias Beckett not long after the Empire's rise to power.

Jedi whose fall and redemption are portrayed in the Star Wars films. His master was Obi-Wan Kenobi. He was married to Padmé Amidala; father of Luke and Leia. He is an excellent podracer and he is "the Chosen One".[249] Known as "Darth Vader" after his fall to the dark side.

Pernilla August (The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones) Voice: Pernilla August (The Clone Wars)

Anakin Skywalker's mother. Qui-Gon Jinn attempts to bargain for her freedom from slavery but fails. Shmi encourages Anakin to leave Tatooine with Qui-Gon to seek his destiny, but Anakin finds it hard to leave without her. A widowed moisture farmer named Cliegg Lars later falls in love with Shmi, and after he purchases her freedom from Watto, they marry. Shmi dies in Anakin's arms after being kidnapped and tortured by Tusken Raiders in Attack of the Clones.[251]

"The Smuggler" is an unnamed man who worked for "Happy" Dapp, along with his sister Riley, during the Galactic Empire's Iron Blockade.

Snaggletooth

Arthur Rowton

Short humanoid with protruding jaws and short fangs, based on a Snivvian character seen in the Mos Eisley cantina in A New Hope. Two versions of Snaggletooth were produced for Kenner's Star Wars action figure line in 1978; a tall blue version and later a small red version more accurate to the character seen in the film.[254]

Associate of Han Solo who is dramatically introduced as Han Solo's wife but later confesses to have only posed as his spouse during a previous scam. She first appears in issue #6 of the Star Wars comic series.[261][262]

Prime Minister of Kamino in Attack of the Clones.[263] In The Clone Wars he is revealed to be in the employ of Darth Tyranus as part of the scheme to have the clones eliminate the Jedi.

Shriv Suurgav

Voice: Dan Donohue (Star Wars Battlefront II)

A male Duros who is an officer and pilot of the Alliance to restore the Republic and the Resistance, using the call sign Danger Leader. A member of Inferno Squad, Suurgav is the longtime friend of smuggler and ex-General Lando Calrissian, and is present at the Battle of Sullust and the Battle of Jakku. He hijacks the Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought, the Retribution, at the time of the assault on Starkiller Base.

Bounty hunter and assassin introduced in Star Wars: Aftermath, known for his electrified batons.

Gavyn Sykes

Christian Simpson (The Phantom Menace)

Lieutenant in the Royal Naboo Security Force during the invasion of Naboo. He partners with R2-C4 to knock out the droid control ship's shield generator in The Phantom Menace, allowing young Anakin Skywalker to destroy the ship from within.[264]

Twi'lek freedom fighter who opposes the Separatists independently before allying with the Republic Army when the Clone Wars come to Ryloth. In the aftermath of the Clone Wars, Cham opposes the newly established Galactic Empire's occupation of his world and becomes distanced from his daughter Hera after the death of her mother due to his single-minded determination to liberate Ryloth at any cost. The pair are later reconciled after Cham and his warriors Gobi and Numa team up with Hera's crew to steal an Imperial carrier and shoot down an Imperial cruiser over Ryloth.[265]

Twi'lek female, and the daughter of Cham Syndulla, who leaves her homeworld to fight the Empire as a member of the rebel crew of the Ghost. She is the mother-figure of the Ghost crew, and holds the group together when they would otherwise fall apart.[266]

Son of human Jedi Knight Kanan Jarrus and Twi'lek General Hera Syndulla introduced in the 2018 Rebels series finale, "Family Reunion and Farewell". Born during Galactic Civil War after the death of his father, Jacen is a member of the Spectres, codename Spectre-7.

Imperial officer aboard the Death Star in A New Hope; Tagge expressed concern over the vulnerability of the Death Star due to the missing plans being in the hands of the Rebel Alliance.[267] Tagge is revealed in Marvel's Darth Vader comic book series as surviving the Death Star explosion during the Battle of Yavin, and is promoted by Emperor Palpatine to Grand General of the Empire.[268]

Dathomirian leader of the Nightsister clans of witches before and during the Clone Wars. She possesses great magical powers, ranging from mind control, manipulating matter, and turning into mist. Following General Grievous' attack on Dathomir, she is the only Nightsister left, aside from Asajj Ventress. In The Lost Missions, Talzin manipulates a cult into stealing the living Force within other beings and collect it in an orb for her. When enough is collected, Talzin intends to absorb the Force and gain great strength beyond any other Jedi or Sith. However, she is defeated by the combined efforts of Mace Windu and Jar Jar Binks. In Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir, she ultimately dies at the hands of General Grievous on Dathomir in order to allow Maul, her son, to escape.

Skakoan Foreman of the Techno Union and Executive of Baktoid Armor Workshop before and during the Clone Wars. He serves on the Separatist Council during the Clone Wars and helps fund and supply the Confederacy of Independent Systems. He is one of the Separatist leaders killed by Darth Vader on Mustafar in Revenge of the Sith.[269]

Riff Tamson

Voice: Gary Anthony Williams (The Clone Wars)

Shark-like Separatist leader, known for his ferocity and brilliant mind. He leads the forces at one of the Battles of Mon Calamari, and is killed by a bomb.

Anakin Skywalker's Togruta Jedi Padawan. Over time she develops greater skills and techniques, and becomes a trusted leader. Near the end of season 5 of The Clone Wars, Ahsoka is framed by her friend and fellow Padawan Barriss Offee for bombing the Jedi Temple. She is subsequently expelled from the Jedi Order and turned over to the Republic for trial, but her innocence is proven when Anakin exposes Barriss. Afterwards, Ahsoka is invited to rejoin the Jedi, but she refuses and leaves because she no longer trusts them. She is later revealed to be the mysterious "Fulcrum" in Star Wars Rebels, and is hunted by Darth Vader and the Inquisitors. Ahsoka's fate is left ambiguous after a duel with Vader, until Ezra Bridger rescues her from Vader by taking her into The World Between Worlds "environment" accessible, for a time, from within Lothal's Jedi Temple.

The Imperial governor of the Outer Rim territories, and the commanding officer of the Death Star in A New Hope. He oversees the construction and operation of the Death Star in Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope respectively, and dies on the Death Star in A New Hope when Luke Skywalker destroys it.[270]

Protocol droid who appears in the beginning of The Phantom Menace, serving drinks to Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn aboard the Trade Federation's flagship Saak'ak.[272]

Berch Teller

N/A

Former Intelligence officer in the Republic, turning against the Empire and later hijacking Moff Tarkin's personal ship, the Carrion Spike, in the 2014 novel Tarkin.[226]

Teebo

Jack Purvis (Return of the Jedi)

Leader of the group of Ewoks that captures Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewbacca and the droids; later the one whom R2-D2 electrocutes upon being freed. Has a more prominent role in the novelization.[61]

Scavenger native to Jakku, one of several of his species, known as Teedos.[273] This particular Teedo was trying to capture BB-8, before the droid was freed by Rey in The Force Awakens.

Mod Terrik

Unknown actor (A New Hope)

Captain of the Imperial stormtrooper Zeta Squadron, encharged of finding the Death Star plans and, later, of stopping the departing Millennium Falcon. He is killed by his fellow stormtrooper 1023, Davin Felth, during the attack to Han Solo's ship.

Former explorer and a devout follower of the Church of the Force, as well as an old ally of Luke Skywalker, living on the planet Jakku. He gives Poe Dameron a fragment of the map needed to find Luke in The Force Awakens, and is subsequently executed by Kylo Ren.

Abednedo Resistance pilot that flies as Poe Dameron's wingman during the evacuation of D'Qar. Threnalli is also among the survivors escaping on the Millennium Falcon after the Battle of Crait in The Last Jedi.

Togruta Jedi Master and member of the Jedi Council in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith who escapes The Great Jedi Purge. In a deleted scene from Revenge of the Sith, she is killed by General Grievous on the Invisible Hand.

Older sister of Rose Tico, gunner and pilot on the StarFortress Bomber Hammer of Cobalt Squadron.[204] Paige is killed during the Battle of D'Qar after releasing the bomber's payload, destroying the Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnaught Fulminatrix.

Kelly Marie Tran (The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker) Voice: Kelly Marie Tran (Forces of Destiny)

Resistance maintenance worker, younger sister of Paige Tico, and former crew member of Cobalt Squadron on the StarFortress Bomber Hammer.[204] She accompanies Finn in The Last Jedi to the casino city Canto Bight, infiltrates the Mega-class Star Dreadnought Supremacy, and is rendered unconscious during the Battle of Crait. She also appears in the animated Disney micro-series Star Wars Forces of Destiny episode "Shuttle Shock",[279] and the 2017 novel Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Cobalt Squadron by Elizabeth Wein,[280] which takes place shortly before The Last Jedi (partially during the events of The Force Awakens) and provides details on the Tico sisters' backgrounds. Rose is a character in the Star Wars: Force Arenamobile game,[281] and a playable character in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes.[282]

Negotiator for the Guavian Death Gang, who confront Han Solo for swindling them aboard his freighter the Eravana in The Force Awakens. Bala-Tik informs the First Order that Solo is in possession of the missing BB-8 unit they are seeking.

Tikkes

Separatist Council member and Senator of the CIS-allied Quarren Isolation League on Mon Calamari. He leads one of the Separatist assaults on Mon Calamari but is killed by Darth Vader on Mustafar.

The Pike Syndicate's administrator, who controls the operations on Kessel.

Bargwill Tomder

Cloddogran Fathier stable master in Canto Bight on Cantonica in The Last Jedi. Tomder first appears in the short story "Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing" in the anthology book Canto Bight.[283]

Wag Too

Voice: Alec Medlock (The Clone Wars)

Lurmen healer and the son of village leader Tee Watt Kaa. He is more grateful than his father when Ahsoka Tano, Aayla Secura, and Anakin Skywalker return to protect their village from the Separatists.

Coleman Trebor

Vurk Jedi Master who participates in the Battle of Geonosis and is killed by Jango Fett while attempting to kill Count Dooku.

Admiral Trench

Voice: Dee Bradley Baker (The Clone Wars)

Harch Admiral of the Separatist Navy who commands the blockade of the planet Christophsis. He is one of the most skilled military tacticians at the time and supposedly has a history of being able to track cloaked ships. He seemingly dies in the episode "Cat and Mouse" of The Clone Wars, but reappears with cybernetics covering nearly half of his body in the first episode of season 6. He also appears in a 4-episode arc referred as "Bad Batch" in which he dies at the hands of Anakin Skywalker after his ship is infiltrated by the Republic.

Strono Tuggs

Aidan Cook (The Force Awakens)

Deformed Artiodac cook at the castle of Maz Kanata in The Force Awakens. Tuggs' backstory is explored in the short story "A Recipie for Death".[40]

Rookie clone trooper who has a teardrop tattoo on his face, and matching designs on his helmet.[284] During his time in the campaign on Ringo Vinda, Tup’s biochip malfunctions, leading him to carry out Order 66 earlier than intended. Tup is captured, and dies on Kamino during the ensuing investigation.

The final legitimate Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic, who is ousted from office in The Phantom Menace, allowing Palpatine to rise to power.[290]Finis valorum is Late Latin for "the end of values". According to performer Terence Stamp, the character was intended by George Lucas to be based on then-President of the United StatesBill Clinton as a "good but beleaguered man," although Stamp noted that this had been before the Clinton impeachment trial.[291] Valorum's name stems from the original drafts of The Star Wars, in which it belonged to a character combined with Vader, then Vader's master, before being phased out of the original trilogy.[292]

Commander of the 501st who leads the Empire's attack on Hoth commanding the lead AT-AT Imperial Walker in The Empire Strikes Back.[294] Veers was released in action figure form during Kenner's original line, dubbed as 'AT-AT Commander'.[295]

Sith apprentice in The Clone Wars who returns to a cult called the Nightsisters (of which she was formerly a member) after being abandoned by her master, Count Dooku. She abandons the dark side and her Sith ways, and Count Dooku sends a squad to wipe out the rest of her "sisters" via a droid company led by General Grievous. Asajj then resorts to bounty hunting, but still retains her two red lightsabers as weapons. She hunts Savage Opress and in the process ends up helping Obi-Wan Kenobi escape from him. Bariss Offee later steals Asajj's lightsabers and mask, using them to pose as Asajj while framing Ahsoka for the bombing of the Jedi Temple.[296] Asajj later appears in the novel Star Wars: Dark Disciple, which was intended for a story arc in the TV series. In the novel, she teams up with Jedi Quinlan Vos to assassinate Count Dooku. Along the way, the two fall in love. However, their attempt to kill Dooku fails, and Dooku captures Vos, who turns to the dark side. Asajj successfully turns Vos back, but dies saving him from an angered Dooku. She is later buried on Dathomir, amongst her fallen sisters.

A ruthless high-ranking crime lord in the Crimson Dawn syndicate who has a history with Beckett.

Quinlan Vos

Voice: Al Rodrigo (The Clone Wars)

Jedi Master in The Clone Wars, and the master of Jedi Aayla Secura. In the novel Star Wars: Dark Disciple, he teams up with (and later falls in love with) Asajj Ventress in an attempt to assassinate Count Dooku. This fails, and Vos falls to the dark side. He is brought back to the light side by Asajj, but is heartbroken when she dies to save him. He buries her on her homeworld, Dathomir, and is reinstated into the Jedi Council.

Kaminoan administrator who guides Obi-Wan Kenobi during his visit to the cloning facility in Attack of the Clones. During filming, Owen wore a maquette of the alien's head atop a hardhat, providing her co-stars with the proper eye-line for talking with the character.[299]

Master who sits on the Jedi Council in the prequel trilogy, regarded as one of the best swordsmen in Jedi history. He serves as Master of the Jedi Order in the years leading up to the Clone Wars and is a renowned Jedi General. He is thrown out of a window, apparently to his death, during an attempt to arrest Palpatine in Revenge of the Sith.[303]

Commander Wolffe

Voice: Dee Bradley Baker (The Clone Wars and Rebels)

Clone commander who leads the 104th Battalion's Wolfpack under Jedi General Plo Koon in The Clone Wars. He ends up in the Seelos system with fellow clones Rex and Gregor following the Clone Wars.

A young human X-Wing fighter pilot for the New Republic tasked by Poe Dameron to spy on the pelagic planet Castilon's Colossus Station refueling facility in the Outer Rim to uncover any First Order activity there. His cover of being a starship mechanic working under Jarek Yeager proves to be a tenuous one at best, partly due to his own occasional clumsiness. Poe's droid BB-8, and later the similar droid CB-23, accompanies Kazuda in his mission on the Colossus station.[305]

Jedi master who trains Count Dooku and Luke Skywalker. He goes into exile on Dagobah after the fall of the Republic in Revenge of the Sith.[307]

Joh Yowza

Yuzzum only seen in the Special Edition of Return of the Jedi as a member and singer in the Max Rebo Band.

Wullf Yularen

Robert Clarke (A New Hope) Voice: Tom Kane (The Clone Wars and Rebels)

Imperial officer on the first Death Star in A New Hope. The Clone Wars establishes that he was previously an admiral in the Republic Navy who serves during the Clone Wars as the leader of Anakin Skywalker's fleet. He usually speaks the second half of his sentences before the first half; however, if his sentence is short enough, he does not.[308]

Gand bounty hunter among those who answer Darth Vader's call to capture the Millennium Falcon in The Empire Strikes Back. In the Legends continuity, Zuckuss is a famous Force-sensitive "findsman", who leaves his home planet of Gand to join the Bounty Hunter's Guild.[4][309] Zuckuss is often partnered with fellow bounty hunter and long time associate 4-LOM, but also teams with his bounty hunter rival Bossk on rare occasions.[310][311] After his ammonia breathing lungs are badly damaged, Zuckuss' life is saved by the Rebel Alliance and he joins them for a time, before finally being incarcerated due to schizophrenia.[5][312] The action figure was misidentified as "4-LOM" in Kenner's original Star Wars action figure line.[234]

Constable Zuvio

Kyuzo constable of Niima Outpost on Jakku. Although featured in early promotional material for The Force Awakens, Zuvio was largely cut from the film, with his backstory instead being told in the short story "High Noon on Jakku".[40]

^"Grange Hill favourite Sheard dies". BBC. August 31, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2008. In Star Wars, he was memorably choked by Darth Vader—and said George Lucas told him it was 'the best screen death I've ever seen'.